Currently, there are a huge number of different breeds of chickens.They can be classified into three groups: the egg, meat and universal directions.Furthermore, it is quite a large number of highly productive hybrids - crosses.Hens egg direction characterized by high endurance, ruggedness and excellent output young.In this paper, we consider two of the most interesting members of this group: Leghorn breed of chickens, as well as the Russian white.
Leghorn
This interesting name of this breed comes from the Italian city of Livorno, which in English sounds like Leghorn.It was here the first time and there were these chickens, around the beginning of the 19th century.While nothing special Leghorn did not differ, the eggs are not carrying too much.In the 40s of the same century they were chickens in the United States, where they spent a lot of breeding work.The starting material used in the most different breeds of chickens.Leghorn modern - a mixture of old Italian chickens and these species, like white Minorca, phoenixes, Japanese Yokohama.To our country, these chickens were in the 20s of the last century.Currently Leghorn - the most popular breed in the world.
This poultry egg production is unusually high.From only one hen per year, you can get about 300 eggs.Hen Leghorn white with leaf-shaped scallop sweeps even better - up to 350 eggs a year.Weight rooster can reach 3 kg.Hen weighs a little less - up to two and a half kilograms.Currently in Russia on the improvement of the breed and the creation of hybrids with more than 20 breeding plants.
two most common in our breed hens - Leghorn and descended from a White Russian.The latter was obtained by cross-breeding with local, adapted to Russian conditions species.
Russian white chickens
Work on the hens of this breed was started back in 1929.Breeding experiments lasted more than 20 years.In 1953, White Russian was officially approved as a breed.Other her name - Snow White.This is an unusually productive poultry.One of the most interesting features of it can be considered that it is not exposed to such diseases as leukemia.These chickens are not afraid of cold weather.Even chickens can be grown at a temperature of 10 degrees below normal.
One laying hen can lay up to 230 eggs a year.Weight and females, and males reach two and a half kilograms.Although, of course, the first is usually less.
Breed chickens Russian White leghorn and can be considered one of the most productive at the moment.In Russia, of course, the first is more adapted to breeding preferable.However, with proper care, an excellent result can be obtained by growing and Leghorn.
Russian White leghorn and - in many ways remarkable breed hens.Leghorn - a bird that is afraid of loud noises, resulting in a decrease in productivity.This should be taken into account.Not too fond of them, and overcrowding.However, it is easy enough to get used to the changing weather conditions, which is important.
